Miners in Virginia to strike ties up coal fields
Roanoke June 6 report indicates a general strike by soft coal miners of Virginia and West Virginia will take effect tomorrow, likely shutting down nearly all fields. West Virginia operators expect the move as a solution to labor unrest, with workers warned to quit or work in place.
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Virginia
West Virginia
tomorow
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Turkey Gap
J X Hull
Western Kanawha Coal Company
Guyandotte Valley
W Va
United Mine Workers
Wilkesbarre Pn
am uere
iin
Wyoming Valley
White House
Washington
United States
New York board of trade
Roosevelt
Mitchell
Jersey Central
Bessler
Sweeney
Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen
Miles to Face Charges General and Suspected of Betrayal Secrets
Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles, en route from Fort Riley to Washington, was in Kansas City and said to face an immediate court martial on charges of betraying official secrets. A dispatch alleged he furnished details of the Arnold scandal to Senator Culberson. Miles declined further comment as he was ordered back to Washington. President Roosevelt meanwhile received via mail New York board of trade resolutions urging action to end the real strike, with no immediate decision announced.
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Kansas City
Nelson A Miles
Fort Riley
Washington
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Miles
New York board of trade and transportation
Prohibitionists Nominate Full State Ticket at Kansas Convention
The Kansas Prohibitionists convened yesterday and named a complete state ticket. A rumor about ex-president Kruger of the Transvaal was denied. Navy officials report a planned launch of the cruiser Denver on June 27, with Moody sending dispatches to the House on the Taku forts bombardment in China.
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Kruger
Transvaal
navy department
Naffe & Levy
Bath
Denver
Navvy Moody
Taku
China
Miners and Rail Strike Across Wyoming Valley Flash Flames of unrest
Wilkesbarre Pa June 6 Yesterday saw intensified coal miners strike actions with nonunion work crews and train crews refusing to move loaded cars. Pickets stone throwing and fear of homeward return marked the conflict as leaders seek presidential intervention while railroad officials promise to halt coal shipments from nonunion sources. A 13 year old boy fatally shot by a guard at Stanton colliery further inflamed tensions and arson targets a Murray colliery fence.
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ishesbarre
Stanton
Murrey
Charlies McCann
Mercy Hospital
Wilkesbarre police
Murray
Double serious case ends in fatal shooting in Germantown
Oscar Webb, a colored man, fatally wounded his wife Ida Webb and Julia Waller, his mother in law, after disputes over rent arrears at 398 East Mechanic Street Germantown. Ida died shortly after admission. Julia died instantly. Webb, wounded in a self inflicted crisis, was treated at Germantown Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Oscar Webb
Julia Waller
Mary Adams
East Mechanic street
Germantown
Ida
Webt
Germantown Hospital
Ida Webb
Webb
Yaquis Ready for Battle Near Sonora Front
Yaqui uprising grows with stations abandoned on the Sonora Railroad. Oaxaca ferrying 60¢ soldiers from Marcnt land to aid General Torres. Arms from Southern Arizona and 2000 rounds received at Hermosillo to arm volunteers. Reports say a Yaqui victory at Huichori. Mexicans suffer 2 dead, Yaqui 10 dead and 5 wounded. Five hundred Yaqui from the river district head to join Torres as 15,000 Indians entrench in Mazatlan Mountains. A major battle looms.
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Ariz
Sonora
Oaxaca
Guayamas
Marcntland
Torres
Arizona
Hermosillo
Noagales
Huichori
Yaqui river
Mazatlan
WORDS BLOWS AND A DUEL ON THE FIELD OF HONOR
French deputies Millvove and Dion Rochiment fought in the parliamentary lobby. The five minute melee led to seconds and a planned duel. The clash was sparked by De Largentaye calling Republicans rindieurs and traitors, with the republic’s president called a thief.
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Paris
Millvove
Dion Rochiment
D De Largentaye
Cotes Du Nord
Joimguers
republic
Chicago Strike Settled Over New Scale at Packers Conference
Chicago June 6 A secret conference at the Grand Pacific Hotel settled the packing house strike. The new wage scale is two cents below the men’s demand, with cart drivers paid 18 cents per hour and per wagon rates for 2 to 6 horse teams. Full-time pay starts when leaving the barn, with half-hour lunch deduction. Resuming strikers’ leaders amid reemployment concerns could prolong the strike affecting about 5,000 butchers.
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Packers and Teamsters
Chicago
packing house teamsters
teamsters
Grand Pacific Hotel
Whitecappers flog a woman in New Albany
Mrs Alice Hanger wife of Otto Hanger a farmer near New Albany Indiana was seized from her home by 26 whitecappers tied to a tree in the yard and whipped severely while her husband was guarded. The mob warned her to change how she treats her step children or face another visit.
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New Albany
Ind
Alice Hanger
Otto Hanger
Witness in Booth trial gave valuable evidence
Anderson Indiana June 6 Professor L J Wichman died last night at his sister's home In this city With the exception of John Surratt in Baltimore Wichman is the last witness in the trial of John Wilkes Booth the assassin of President Lincoln He says his testimony led to Mrs Surratt's conviction and execution British losses in South Africa More than 21000 dead The war office reports 2777 soldiers dead or incapacitated by May 30 792 killed in action and presiding disease deaths total 28420 Yesterdays baseball scores American League Chicago 31 Philadelphia 3 Washington 5 Detroit 2 St Louis 7 Baltimore Boston 3 Cleveland 2 National League Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia New York 4 Chicago 3 Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2 St Louis 2 Boston 0
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Anderson
Ind
L. J. Wichman
Charles O'Crawley
John Surratt
Baltimore
Wichman
John Wilkes Booth
Sarrat
SOUTH AFRICA
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Washington
Detroit
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Boston
Cleveland
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rookiya
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St Louis
Irish Leader Accuses Kitchener Amid War Debates
In a parliamentary uproar, Irish Nationalist William Redmond denounced Lord Kitchener amid a motion to grant funds for him. The debate featured disorder, with shouts and interruptions as Redmond claimed Kitchener waged war on women and children and criticized actions in Khartoum and the South Africa campaigns. The grant passed 380 to 44 after a closure vote.
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Edward
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Lord Roberts
Honors for Whitelaw Reid Cambridge degree awarded
London June 4 Whitelaw Reid special envoy to crown prince Edward to be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Cambridge University alongside Yale music professor B W Parker. Berlin June 6 the Shah of Persia gifts Emperor Wilhelm II a high Persian order featuring a diamond insignia valued at 22 000 marks.
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London
United States
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Cambridge University
B. W. Parker
Yale University
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Persia
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